The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-12
WOMEN AND THEIR DOINGS.
Bits of Metropolitan Gossip That Will Inter-
est Feminine Readers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
| NEW YORK, June. 11.-Maria Mitchell is one
of those women whose influence other
women, especially young women is unbounded.
With the white curls about her neck and the
straightforward, direct look that is a unique
charm in her eyes, her girl students at Vassar
seem to feel it not merely a necessity. .but the
highest of privileges, to do whatever she wishes.
She lives in the observatory. with the telescope
running up through the dome in the middle,
space for recitation and for the most
charming of domestic manages being found in
the two stories of the wings either hand.
Professor Mitchell discovered the first telescope
comet spied out by a woman since Caroline
Herschel announced the last of her eight on the
first day of October, 1847, in recognition of
which the King of Denmark sent her a gold
medal She has made valuable observations
nebulae. and has been employed in the compila-
ton of the Nautical Almanac, and on the coast
survey, doing work that has won her recognition
in scientific circles everywhere.
Miss Ida Webster Ward who assisted Mr.
Stockton in the DEMONSTRATION of THE Late Mrs
Null" might figure as an embodiment of activity
and life. She Is very slender of figure, 1.-the,
dark haired, with gray eyes under long black
lashes and looks at once theoretically American
and indescribably foreign If there is anything
in willing it, she will make of
American dramatists.
The close of the social season and the adjourn
ment to the country is marked by extravaganza
struggles of boredom trying to be gay. Imagine
dwarf grapvines trained on rustic silver trelises
dinner table ornaments, the fatigued and
quite too languid guests plucking their desert
naturel. in pursuit OF a sensation, from the
vine. 1t would not surprise il the chase
after the novel, the determination to overdo
things little more than the last dinner given,
should result in return in disgust to simplicity
as the only thing left that is really new. After
all, what business has velvet embossed satin,
mirrors, whole flower gardens parks On
a dinner table? Doesn't every body know in the
bottom of her heart that exquisitely fine white
linen and spotless silver and glass higher art
and pcomparably better tastee
Nine. Patti who has made 5000. 900 during
short trip in America, declares that it has been
the happiest period of her life. There are one
two other women who might be very happy
for short time under such circumstances
The cover coat is now dark green or brown
instead of the pale tan it has been long. By
Mrs. August Belmont. jr., who introduced the
garment to New York notice. likes to be fiat
tered. She must be in an enviable frame Of
mind.
The latest thing in boating dresses is white
linens, the thickest and heaviest to be obtained
with girdle and trimmings Of blue.
Short is the reign of the'most popular craze
Heiotrope two months ago all powerful, has
gone the way of things fashionable Fastidious
people have thrown it over for gray now.
small, gray tule bonnet, its only trimming
bunch of roses with compile of natural buds
thrown IN to heighten the illusion, is the accept
ed headgear in Vanity Fair just now
parasol, when 1t gives its mind to the effort,
can carry about $400 worth of gold and jewcls in
crusted in its stick and embossed in its Satin
cover. E.P NJ.